Insert in the Santa Barbara Independent

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We could not be more thrilled with how our insert in the Santa Barbara Independent turned out. Thank you to the Hutton Parker Foundation for their generous support and to the Independent for creating such a wonderful overview of our work. Download the insert

Did You Know...

The Sunken Garden is host to community-wide celebrations all year long. What is often mistaken about this magical place is its layout of stone walls—many are told it is the basement of the former courthouse prior to the 1925 earthquake. This is myth. The sandstone blocks that form the current day landscape were recycled from the older courthouse buildings after the 1925 earthquake.